Black Tampa: Central Ave. Black Florida series

[Biscayne]

Fort Mose was the first Black city in America breh. First Black people actually born on American soil was there too. Before Jamestown even. Basically the Spanish gave freedom to any slave who could make it down there just to fukk with the British. Fort Mose was their piece of the pie and it was also used as real fort because it was near the top of their territory. St. Augustine probably got the richest Black history that most Black folks don’t know about. I think the reason is most of it is prior to America being formed, so you it’s like a double negative to Cacs. They damn sure ain’t gonna put it out there like that.

Spent a decent stretch in the GA low country as a kid behind some stupid shyt. always was into history and I just spent my time reading about all that shyt down there and a lot of history in that part of GA is intertwined with that northern part of FLA when it came to that stuff. the St.River was a big fukking deal to France, Spain and Britain back then and we were a big part of what was going on. Y’all brehs slipping who ain’t went to St Aug and took that Black history tour.

See, that's the stuff we don't learn about. We always learned that St.Aug is the oldest city in America, and we learn of the Euro history, but never of the history of the black americans that had a hand in it. Why have I never heard of Fort Mose?



I've heard of Lincolnville though.

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

@Meh @Dak_Brehscott @LeVraiPapi me and my crew is doing a docu series on black communities in Broward county called :The Black Broward film project" episode 1 is called "A tale of sibling communities Danie and Liberia" Episode 2 will be on Sistrunk, then we plan on doing other areas like NW Hallandale, Pompano, Carver Ranches and Deerfield. I'm also doing a side project called "A night at the palms: A Hallandale story" Which talks about the infamous palms nightclub where James Brown, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, David Ruffin and many more people performed at, the palms was east of MLK Blvd in Hallandale and now 6-7 homes sit on where the Palms once was, the field across from it was club 10. The Palms was closed after the owner Ernie Bunker was killed over a debt. I've been ten toes down in the communities of #BlackBroward mainly building in my backyard of Liberia and Danie (NW Dania) we have a pretty big network with grassroots people in the Ranches, Hallandale, East Miramar, Destination Sistrunk, Ms. Peaches who is running for district 3 in Lauderdale who is also working with the 52 million dollar lottery winner and I'm building with my lil sister on her endeavors in Pompano at Ely. My bad brehs for not being on here as much, been building with the brehs and brehettes in Broward

Bro whats going on in Dania man I told you about the crib I almost bought on US1 and Dania beach blvd. I just couldn't pull the trigger man knowing it was right across from that corner store with all that action That shyt over there is PRIME REAL ESTATE It's walking distance from the beach

I bought a crib in East Fort Lauderdale but I miss Hollywood and Dania man

 

[JamilALAmin]

See, that's the stuff we don't learn about. We always learned that St.Aug is the oldest city in America, and we learn of the Euro history, but never of the history of the black americans that had a hand in it. Why have I never heard of Fort Mose?



I've heard of Lincolnville though.

Cac shyt breh. You already know. That’s why it’s up to us to teach it. That’s also why I think a lot of the real Seminoles was Black, because the word had been out about Florida being a place where you could get freedom. The Spanish was just as racist and evil as everybody else, but they knew they was outgunned in America proper, they used freedom to runaway slaves as a tool to chip away at France and England’s power in America. So even after the USA took Florida over, there was still a rep in the south among slaves that you could dip out to FLA and be good, even after that had stopped being the case. Going south was actually the first Undergeound railroad.

 

[Gifted one]

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Bro whats going on in Dania man I told you about the crib I almost bought on US1 and Dania beach blvd. I just couldn't pull the trigger man knowing it was right across from that corner store with all that action That shyt over there is PRIME REAL ESTATE It's walking distance from the beach

I bought a crib in East Fort Lauderdale but I miss Hollywood and Dania man

You should have bought it breh, especially with billions in development coming in, you'd be eating good right now

 

[Gifted one]

I'm definitely looking that up. Is she on IG?

She's on my Facebook Johanne rohaman I believe is her last name

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

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You should have bought it breh, especially with billions in development coming in, you'd be eating good right now

Did Tamara Jones win? I still have some cash to get in now but dawg the brehs over there be doing too much

 

[Gifted one]

Did Tamara Jones win? I still have some cash to get in now but dawg the brehs over there be doing too much

Tamara James is our mayor breh

 

[Princess Coco]

You have my full support @Meh

 

[Biscayne]

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You should have bought it breh, especially with billions in development coming in, you'd be eating good right now

Did Tamara Jones win? I still have some cash to get in now but dawg the brehs over there be doing too much

Yeah. Danias turnt. But downtown is looking quaint and nice. And they got that new casino to the east. If Black people can hang on to the area, there can be limitless opportunities for the community. So many little shops. Dania and Liberia need to consolidate. That whole strip should be a black economic hub for Southeast Broward County.

 

[LeVraiPapi]

@Meh @Dak_Brehscott @LeVraiPapi me and my crew is doing a docu series on black communities in Broward county called :The Black Broward film project" episode 1 is called "A tale of sibling communities Danie and Liberia" Episode 2 will be on Sistrunk, then we plan on doing other areas like NW Hallandale, Pompano, Carver Ranches and Deerfield. I'm also doing a side project called "A night at the palms: A Hallandale story" Which talks about the infamous palms nightclub where James Brown, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, David Ruffin and many more people performed at, the palms was east of MLK Blvd in Hallandale and now 6-7 homes sit on where the Palms once was, the field across from it was club 10. The Palms was closed after the owner Ernie Bunker was killed over a debt. I've been ten toes down in the communities of #BlackBroward mainly building in my backyard of Liberia and Danie (NW Dania) we have a pretty big network with grassroots people in the Ranches, Hallandale, East Miramar, Destination Sistrunk, Ms. Peaches who is running for district 3 in Lauderdale who is also working with the 52 million dollar lottery winner and I'm building with my lil sister on her endeavors in Pompano at Ely. My bad brehs for not being on here as much, been building with the brehs and brehettes in Broward

Good stuff bro. I got a conference call next week to talk about some project with some people. I appreciate what you're doing. Keep posting bids and tag me breh

 

[LeVraiPapi]

What area has those walls in Tampa ?

 

[Biscayne]

What area has those walls in Tampa ?

Central Avenue and the area around it. The Ella Fitzgerald homes.

 

[DUCKED_OFF]

Yep right next to ybor city....we have a black library called the Robert W. saunders too

 

[Biscayne]

Throughout the mid-1900s, Central Avenue was a center of African American life and culture in segregated Tampa. It served as a hub for African American-owned businesses including restaurants, grocery stores, the Central Hotel, the Central Theater, and Tampa’s first African American public library, the Harlem Branch Library. The area east of Central Avenue, known as The Scrub, housed the area’s poorer residents. The area was demolished in the 1950s and 1960s for the construction of public housing projects and the I-4/I-275 Interstate. Today, the portion once known as The Scrub is home to The Encore Project, an ongoing redevelopment of the neighborhood between the Tampa Housing Authority and business partners. The Encore site, linked here with permission, offers a historical timeline and a video courtesy of WEDU, PBS, and the Saunders Foundation.
My own research project was done with The Tampa Bay History Center, which houses the Sanborn Map and the directories used here. By using the Sanborn Map of the Central Avenue area and locating corresponding addresses on Tampa City directories, the project documents the people who lived and worked there, including ethnicity, occupations, and family members. More information about this research project is available below.

 

[Biscayne]

'Twist' Started In Tampa

Twist' Started In Tampa

JACK HARRIS The Tampa Tribune
Published: July 8, 2008
Updated: May 23, 2013 at 08:22 PM
Here's a word association test. When I say "Chubby Checker", you say... "The Twist." At least most folks make that connection, because it was that tune that rocketed him to stardom. Chubby, who's real name is Ernest Evans, appeared at Busch Gardens last week as part of a Fourth of July celebration. But few people know that the Twist had its genesis in Tampa.The song was written and recorded by Hank Ballard as the B-side to a ballad called "Teardrops on Your Letter", and went to No. 6 on the Billboard Charts in 1959. dikk Clark later encouraged Checker to do the song as something to use on his American Bandstand TV program. But the origin of the iconic tune was chronicled in the liner notes to Ballard's album, "1960: Still Rockin." which was given to me by a friend, Charles Knight. It said, "When Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released the single, 'Teardrops on Your Letter' in early 1959, they had no idea they were about to launch the biggest dance craze in pop history. The single's flip side was 'The Twist,' which Ballard wrote after seeing kids doing the pelvis-swiveling maneuver in Tampa, Florida." This was also reaffirmed by a radio interview with the artist, which was sent to me by a radio listener.Ballard and the Midnighters were known to have made at least a couple of appearances at nightspots on the then vibrant Central Avenue, which was the heart of black social and cultural life until urban renewal and I-4 came along and destroyed it.

So unbeknownst to most, the Twist was the creation of some young African-Americans dancing in the street on Central Avenue. Apparently they shall forever remain anonymous, and the fame associated with creating arguably the most powerful dance tune of all time will forever belong entirely to Chubby and Hank. A couple of years ago, a group that included Fred Hearns, who was with the Tampa Department of Community Affairs, state Sen. Arthenia Joiner and promoter Ken Walters attempted to put together a major celebration of the Twist, to be highlighted by the unveiling of a historic marker in Perry Harvey Park, which would probably have been near where the discovery of the Twist took place. They had hoped to get dikk Clark to come to town to showcase the event. While the plans ended up put on hold, it might be a good idea to revive them again. If nothing more is done, it would be nice if the Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council would see fit to put a marker in the park denoting Tampa as "The Home of the Twist." Jocularly, Jack
Jack